Posted March 2017 on behalf of Thibault Goncalves

The port itself lies inside an acceleration zone, wind can get really strong there when from the north, and be much lighter less than 10 miles offshore. The port is well protected, during my stay (a bit more than two weeks) the wind was between nil and 47Kts gust.

It felt and was safe. I paid 9.34 euro per day. Water and electricity are included. WiFi can be found close to the Port’s office, free of charge, the harbourmaster has the password. There are 24hrs security and a locked door, 10 euro deposit for the key.

I spent a week in the boatyard (Varadero) to strip off the old antifouling, clean up the rest of the hull, repair it and put a new primer and antifouling among other things. The boatyard has really good prices, for one week, including the lift and 2 hours of pressure washer: I paid 177 euro. I did everything myself and slept in my boat.

I used the fishermen’s bathroom and showers (hot showers…) in the boatyard. There is a ship chandler in the boatyard where everything a fisherman needs can be found and more, for the rest it can be ordered and brought onsite. Dario, the lift operator speaks English.